Loud noise from superdrive

katrined · Jun 14, 2011, 07:52 AM

Hi everyone

I have a problem, I hoped someone in here could help me with.
My Macbook (from 2008) has begin to suddenly, completely randomly to make a lot of noise. Like it is makes the noise, it usually do at startup a few times in a row. I am not even having anything in the drive. Often when I only use word.. It is this sound.

I have absolutely no clue why

Hope, someone can help.

Kind regards,
Katrine

SuperVehicle001 · Jun 14, 2011, 09:05 PM

Mine makes a similar sound on start up. Mine is a late 2007 model I bought off a co-worker. I don't know if this is normal but he said it was not something to worry about (taken with a grain of salt).

ergdegdeg · Jun 14, 2011, 09:08 PM

This sound is perfectly normal for slot-loading drives. No need to worry.

katrined · Jun 15, 2011, 12:17 AM

I know, it is normal for start up, but I don't think it is normal that it do this sometimes five-seven times in a row when the only application running is word?

Jun 14, 2011, 07:52 AM	#1
katrined macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2011	Loud noise from superdrive Hi everyone I have a problem, I hoped someone in here could help me with. My Macbook (from 2008) has begin to suddenly, completely randomly to make a lot of noise. Like it is makes the noise, it usually do at startup a few times in a row. I am not even having anything in the drive. Often when I only use word.. It is this sound. I have absolutely no clue why Hope, someone can help. Kind regards, Katrine
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Jun 14, 2011, 09:05 PM	#2
SuperVehicle001 macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2011	Mine makes a similar sound on start up. Mine is a late 2007 model I bought off a co-worker. I don't know if this is normal but he said it was not something to worry about (taken with a grain of salt).
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Jun 14, 2011, 09:08 PM	#3
ergdegdeg Demi-Goddess (Moderator) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nebraska	This sound is perfectly normal for slot-loading drives. No need to worry.
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Jun 15, 2011, 12:17 AM	#4
katrined Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2011	I know, it is normal for start up, but I don't think it is normal that it do this sometimes five-seven times in a row when the only application running is word?
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